Speaker hire · Norfolk & Suffolk

Speaker hire for parties and events.

Battery speakers for gardens and fields, powered speakers for halls and marquees, and a full PA when the dancefloor fills up. Collect from our base near Diss, or we deliver and set up across Norfolk and Suffolk.

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Find your speaker Music · around 100 · mains
What’s it for?
Guests
Power where the speakers go

Our pick

Two EV ZLX-12P G2 or Yamaha DHR12 on stands

Two 12-inch powered speakers on stands cover a party or reception for up to about 150 guests, and each is a 1,000-watt box one person can carry.

Power
Mains
Mic
Optional
Hire
Collect or delivered

A starting point, not a rule: the room, the crowd and how loud you want it all change the answer, so we confirm it when we quote.

126 dB
SOUNDBOKS Gen 4, on battery with nothing plugged in
40 h
Roughly, per SOUNDBOKS battery at moderate volume
1,000 W
The ZLX-8P G2, ZLX-12P G2, Yamaha DHR12 and EVOLVE 50M
£10m
Public liability cover

The speakers

From one battery speaker to a full party PA.

Every speaker here is PAT tested and ready to go out, and each one’s day rate is on its product page.

SOUNDBOKS Gen 4

126 dB on battery power, a swappable battery good for roughly 40 hours at moderate volume, Bluetooth with TeamUp linking, and two combo inputs that take a microphone or a small mixer. Rugged and weather-resistant. SOUNDBOKS Gen 4

Best for garden parties, outdoor events, small DJ set-ups without mains

Electro-Voice EVERSE 8

An 8-inch, 400-watt battery PA speaker with EV’s professional voicing, roughly 12 hours of playback, IP43 weather resistance and a two-channel mixer with mic and line inputs. EVERSE 8

Best for outdoor ceremonies, speeches, breakouts without mains

Electro-Voice EVOLVE 50M

A column PA: a 12-inch subwoofer with an eight-driver column, 1,000 watts, an eight-channel mixer and Bluetooth. It throws sound evenly down the room and looks like furniture rather than production kit. Needs a mains socket. EVOLVE 50M

Best for dinners, ceremonies, conferences, acoustic sets

Electro-Voice ZLX-8P G2

1,000 watts from an 8-inch powered speaker that fits in a car footwell, with two mic/line inputs and a stereo 3.5 mm input for a phone or laptop. ZLX-8P G2

Best for speeches, toasts, background music

EV ZLX-12P G2 and Yamaha DHR12

1,000-watt, 12-inch powered speakers that one person can carry. Two on stands cover a party or presentation for up to about 150 people. ZLX-12P G2 · DHR12

Best for weddings, parties, presentations, village halls

RCF NX 910-A

A 10-inch, two-way active speaker with genuinely large output for its size: our go-to top for corporate work, ceremonies and smaller live shows. RCF NX 910-A

Best for conferences, ceremonies, delay and fill speakers

Coda PW115a subwoofer

A self-powered 15-inch sub, compact enough to sit discreetly at a wedding or corporate event while still adding real low-end weight. Coda PW115a

Best for dancefloors, DJs, live bands

Ready-made sets

The Battery-Powered Audio Bundle (battery speakers, a wireless mic and stands), the Premium Active PA System (tops, subs, mixer and cabling) and our party packages with SOUNDBOKS and lights.

Best for ceremonies in fields, bands, full dancefloors

Browse the kit: powered speakers · battery and portable PA · sound systems · microphones · parties and small events

How it works

Collect it, or we bring it.

Dry hire, collected near Diss

Collect from our base near Diss and run it yourself. Everything goes out PAT tested, in cases or covers, with the right cables and a straightforward setup guide, and we’re happy to spend ten minutes on the phone talking a first-timer through it.

Best for parties, schools, churches, bands and DJs

Delivered and set up

We bring the speakers to your venue, set them up, sound check and show whoever’s running them how it all works, then come back and collect. Late-night collections and next-morning pick-ups are both fine. Delivery is priced by distance and shown in your quote before you book.

Best for weddings, marquees, corporate events

Getting the sound right

Most sound problems aren’t about volume.

They’re about where the speakers go, how the speeches are handled and what the venue will allow. Tell us the room and the running order, and we’ll tell you what you need, including when that’s less than you asked for. Bands and bigger rooms: see PA and audio hire and PA hire in Norwich.

  • More speakers, well placed — two in the right places beat one turned up, and sound far better
  • Up on stands — at head height the sound carries across the room instead of blasting the front row
  • A plan for the speeches — a wireless handheld, coverage that reaches the back tables and levels set before the first toast
  • Noise limits — if your venue or licence has one, or a dB limiter fitted, tell us and we’ll spec around it
  • Power where the speakers stand — battery speakers need no mains at all, and our battery power station runs a ceremony PA silently for hours
  • Weather — the SOUNDBOKS is weather-resistant and the EVERSE 8 is IP43; mains speakers stay under cover

Who hires speakers

Garden and house parties

A SOUNDBOKS or two, streaming from your phone, with nothing to plug in. Add lights with one of our party packages.

Weddings

Ceremony, speeches and the evening party, planned as one system rather than three separate hires. Wedding AV

Village halls and fetes

Sports days, fetes and village events, with battery speakers for the field and powered speakers for the hall. Community AV

Corporate events

Launches, dinners and breakout rooms, where the sound has to be clear and the kit has to look smart. Conference AV

DJs and bands

Speakers and subs for the DJ, or a full band PA with an engineer. DJ equipment hire

Outdoor events

Pop-ups, sports events and anywhere without power, from a single SOUNDBOKS to a festival stage. Outdoor production

Where we deliver

Speaker hire across Norfolk and Suffolk.

We’re based near Diss on the Norfolk–Suffolk border. Norwich is about 22 miles north, Ipswich about 26 miles down the A140 and Bury St Edmunds about 23 miles along the A143, so most of both counties is within easy reach. See Norwich, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Thetford, Stowmarket and Diss, or all the areas we cover.

Before you ask

Speaker hire questions.

Can I hire a SOUNDBOKS?
Yes. We hire the SOUNDBOKS Gen 4: 126 dB on battery power, a swappable battery good for roughly 40 hours at moderate volume, Bluetooth with TeamUp linking, and two combo inputs that take a microphone or a small mixer. It comes with a charged battery fitted and a charger, with a spare battery on request for long days. Collect it from our base near Diss, or we deliver and set up across Norfolk and Suffolk.
Which speakers work without mains power?
The SOUNDBOKS Gen 4 runs for roughly 40 hours at moderate volume and the EV EVERSE 8 for roughly 12 hours. For speeches outdoors, the Battery-Powered Audio Bundle has battery speakers, a wireless microphone and stands, with no mains needed at all. For a bigger system where there’s no power, we arrange a generator as part of the build.
What size speakers do I need for 100 people?
For around 100 guests with music and a DJ, two 10- or 12-inch powered speakers on stands plus a subwoofer, a small mixer and at least one wireless microphone. For speeches and background music only, one EV EVOLVE 50M column covers around 100 to 150 people. Guest numbers are a starting point, so tell us the venue and we’ll size it properly.
Can I play music from my phone?
Yes. The SOUNDBOKS, the EVERSE 8 and the EVOLVE 50M all stream over Bluetooth. The ZLX speakers take a phone or laptop through their stereo 3.5 mm input, and we can add the right lead for anything else.
Can I plug a microphone into a hired speaker?
Yes. The SOUNDBOKS takes a mic in its combo inputs, the EVERSE 8 has a two-channel mixer with mic and line inputs, the EVOLVE 50M has an eight-channel mixer and the ZLX speakers have two inputs with mic/line selection. For speeches, we pair them with the Electro-Voice RE3 wireless handheld.
Can I collect the speakers myself?
Yes. Dry hire is collected from our base near Diss. Everything goes out PAT tested, in cases or covers, with the right cables and a straightforward setup guide, and we’re happy to spend ten minutes on the phone talking a first-timer through it. Or we deliver, set up and collect, with delivery priced by distance.
What if our venue has a noise limit?
Tell us when you enquire. The SOUNDBOKS is genuinely loud, and plenty of venues and licences have a limit or a dB limiter fitted. We’ll spec the system around it, usually with speakers spread around the room rather than two turned up at the front.
How much does speaker hire cost?
Each speaker’s day rate is on its product page. Delivery is priced by distance and shown in your quote before you book. Send the date, the venue and roughly how many guests, and we’ll come back with a quote within one working day.
How far ahead should I book?
For Saturdays in summer and in December, four to six months is sensible. Midweek and off-peak dates are often available at much shorter notice, so it’s always worth asking.
Which areas do you cover?
We’re based near Diss on the Norfolk–Suffolk border and deliver across Norfolk and Suffolk, including Norwich, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft, Thetford and King’s Lynn. Further afield on request; see areas we cover.

Next step

Tell us the event. We’ll pick the speakers.

Send the date, the venue and roughly how many guests. You’ll get a quote back within one working day.

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